The leaves are fluttering

— Just as you believe in me, I believe in you too.

"I, Senju Hashirama, the only wife I admit is Mito Uzumaki!"

As soon as Hashirama's words came out, the audience was silent. The elders who were still discussing and arguing all fell silent and looked at Hashirama one after another.After a long time, as the head of the clan, Qianshou Buddha took the lead in breaking the weird atmosphere.

"Hashirama, you go back first, just leave this place to my father."

"Father, what you are discussing now is about my fiancée. I must stay." Hashirama did not intend to give in. He and Madara had reached a consensus before that they should protect the people they cherish.Even if it would arouse his father's anger, even if he was punched by his father again like before, he didn't intend to back down.

This time, Qianshou Buddha was not angry because his son disobeyed him. He looked at Zhujian's eyes, which were full of firmness that would not give in, which reminded him of a long time ago.The thin figure of Hashirama coincides with the young man who fights against the elders to protect his wife, the "thousand-hand Buddha room" that protects his wife who has been accused by the elders for not being pregnant for many years.

Akina, did you see that?Our children have grown to this point.Thousand Hands Buddha sighed silently in his heart.

After recovering from the memories, Qianshou Buddhajian no longer persuaded his son to leave.Averting his gaze, he gave the First Elder a look, and the meeting started again.

"Since Master Hashirama is here, I'll ask a question." Looking around, seeing that no one was going to start the conversation first, the youngest elder in the presbytery—the Fifth Elder cleared his throat and spoke first, " As the future patriarch, Master Hashirama, your wife is also the wife of the future patriarch, and Miss Mito's whereabouts are unknown now, is it possible that Miss Mito can't be found, Master Hashirama, you plan to never marry a wife?"

As soon as the fifth elder's question came out, Zhu Jian was stunned, but soon he answered calmly: "The position of the patriarch's wife will not always be vacant, but--the elders are not helping to find the future patriarch's wife, but here Discussing the candidates for replacements is really..." Zhujian didn't finish speaking, but the expressions of the elders all changed, except for the first elder who didn't make any comments from the beginning to the end.Looking at Zhujian, who had rendered the elders speechless with just a few words, the Great Elder nodded almost imperceptibly.

"...Besides, I believe that Mito will never die." When he said this, what Hashirama recalled in his mind was Mito's words before he left, Aono's persuasion, and Madara's analysis to him.He thought that Mito might be trying to get here now, he must persevere, he believed in her, just like she believed in herself.

The frequency of tapping the table with his fingers revealed the owner's anxious heart. Finally, the Fourth Elder couldn't sit still. He stood up and said, "According to reports from the front, Uzumaki Mito is buried under the collapsed ruins, and there are intricate secret passages underneath." The people in charge of the search said that the chances of survival are very small, and maybe even the body may not be found. Could it be that if you can’t find Uzumaki Mito, Master Hashirama will not marry for a day?”

After hearing what the fourth elder said, all the elders nodded one after another. They all thought that what the fourth elder said was reasonable.Seeing that the elders seemed to believe that Mito must no longer be alive, Hashirama's heart sank as if to refute, but someone was one step ahead of him.

"Of course it is impossible for Zhujian not to marry a wife forever, but there is no need for us to discuss this issue now," the elder elder comforted Zhujian with his eyes, and then expressed his thoughts, "The most important thing now is to find the missing water. Hu——what do you think, Third Elder?"

Senju Kuidama, who was named, was stunned for a moment. She originally planned to watch the dispute between the two parties and not participate in it.No one present knew more about Mito's distress than she did. She firmly believed that Mito would not come back alive, so even though she was named by the elder, she didn't care too much.

"I think the Great Elder is right, we should find Uzumaki Mito first, and then make a conclusion." Senju Kuidama echoed.

The Great Elder didn't think that his temptation to Thousand-handed Kudama would be effective, he exchanged glances with Thousand-handed Buddha, and then planned to end the meeting: "In that case, today's meeting will be..."

"Patriarch! Elder! Ms. Mito is back!" Suddenly, the guards exclaimed from outside, and then the door of the tent was opened, and a red-haired girl walked in. It was Mito who had been missing for several days.

Unexpectedly, a person who was discussed just now, and even considered impossible by some elders, would suddenly appear here. Everyone was so shocked that they stopped their actions.Compared to the disbelief of the adults, Hashirama's performance was much simpler, he rushed directly to hug Mito.

"Mito...it's really you." Tightening his arms, he confirmed that the person in his arms really existed, Hashirama breathed a sigh of relief, then he let go of his arms, and began to check Mito's body up and down, At the same time, he asked concerned, "Mito, are you okay? Did you suffer any serious injuries?"

Grabbing Hashirama's fluttering paws to prevent him from doing more outrageous things, Mito patted his fiancé's shoulder lightly and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm not hurt at all—compared to this, I'm still hurt now." There is one more important thing." Saying this, Mito let go of Hashirama's hand, and turned to face the many elders in the room.Her gaze swept across the crowd, and finally settled on the body of the third elder, Qianshou Kuyu. Then she flipped her left hand, and a piece of high-quality jade appeared in her palm.

"May I ask if the third elder recognizes this thing?" Mito asked with a smile, her eyes seemed to penetrate the heart of Senju Kuidama.

Senju Kuodama was startled, Mito's appearance and the jade in her palm disrupted Senju Kuodama's plan.The hands hidden under the table were clenched into fists, and the nails sank deep into the flesh. The flustered Senshou Kuokama gritted his teeth and denied: "That is indeed my token to Taohua, but I never ask her actions. She really did that kind of thing, I definitely won't..." Before finishing speaking, Senshou Kuyu realized that she had been slapped, but she couldn't take back what she said, so she could only call Broken silver teeth and blood swallowed in his stomach.

However, unlike what Senju Kushidama was worried about, Mito did not hold on to the loopholes in her words.

"Actually, the third elders don't need to be nervous. Although Taohua did something to 'hurt' me, it didn't cause me substantial harm. I just don't understand why an elite would hide his identity and join an ordinary team on the front line," received Speaking of Yushi, Mito still had a gentle smile on his face, "Since the third elder said so, can I think that the third elder has decided to hand over Senshou Taohua to me?"

"Since that child made a mistake, she should be punished. I won't ask anything about her." Qianju Kuodama didn't show any dissatisfaction, she readily agreed.

After receiving the affirmative answer from the third elder, Mito and Senju Buddha spoke, and then pulled Hashirama to leave the camp.Being pulled forward by Mito, Hashirama's gaze stayed on the hands they clasped, as if he was thinking about something.It wasn't until the two of them were some distance away from the main tent that Hashirama shifted his gaze to Mito, and he held Mito's hand tightly behind his back and asked solemnly: "Mito, you just said Senju Momoka hurt you... What's going on?"

Stopping, Mito turned to face Hashirama, and explained to him: "Actually, there is no such thing. When I came back, I happened to meet Tobima and Momoka who came back from Aranoyan Gorge. They explained something to me. And I think Taohua is very good, so I intend to help her escape from the restrictions of the third elder, so I just said that."

"So that's the case!" Hearing Mito's explanation, Hashirama was relieved, and at the same time he turned the topic to the other side, "Mito, can you tell me what you have experienced during the past few days when you disappeared?"

"Well... I saw the glory of an ancient country, and met a nice person." Mito lowered his head in thought, and then briefly talked about his experience.

"Nice person?" Hashirama quickly grasped the point.

"Yes, a... special girl." Thinking of Ming Yin's guarded and cold attitude at the beginning and the cold and warm concern later, Mito couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth upwards.

"Speaking of which, I also met a special boy," Mito's words reminded Hashirama of Madara, and Madara's "emotional advice" to him.

"Mito, there is something you must...ah, no... there is something I must tell you," Hashirama was a little confused because of nervousness, he swallowed, and then said solemnly, " I'm sorry, I didn't discuss with you at that time, I made a good idea to intervene in your affairs; I'm sorry, Zeng Jin used "protect you" as an excuse to restrain you; I'm sorry, I didn't understand your thoughts... But--now I can already do it It's time to 'protect you' and 'trust you', so...so..." Hashirama's face was flushed red with excitement, and he didn't know what else to say.

"I know it all," Mito gently squeezed Hashirama's hand, comforting him silently, "I heard what you said outside the camp. I received everything you wanted to convey, just like You believe in me, and I believe in you."

Mito's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, obviously it was just an ordinary smile, but Hashirama lost his mind, and then, his heart suddenly opened up, and he also showed a big smile.

Whose words touched whose heart?Well... this kind of question is not important anymore.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

Author: It plays a key role in the development of the plot, but it only appears in the title and in the mouths of friends. Regarding this point, what do you think of the young man?

Madara: Nothing to look at, that Hashirama guy's EQ has dropped as much as his dressing sense.

Author: But as far as I know, you and your fiancée also have a similar problem, and because of their personalities, this problem is more serious?

Madara: This...this kind of thing...how...how is it possible? !Mingyin and I will not... [Due to a sudden camera failure, the content of the follow-up interview is unknown, thank you for watching, the above. 】

ps: Although I know that it is probably useless to say so, but...it is still a little sad to see the 0 in the comments.